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How Much Traffic Get Your Website / Blog?
Originally posted on Savvy Writers & e-Books online:
. Via: growtraffic.com . Do you want to be on Google’s first page improve your search engine optimization? Using Google+ should be on your main effort on the list of activities. Make sure that your Google+ usage will help with your search rankings. Priority is to get…
3 Familiar Places to Look if Your Idea Well Runs Dry
Originally posted on Live to Write – Write to Live:
Have you run short of ideas for articles, your blog, or perhaps a client’s blog? Here are four places to look for inspiration and ideas. Google Alerts – https://www.google.com/alerts This is a quick and easy-to-use resource for getting ideas. Just enter a search term (1 or…
Characterization: Hierarchy of Needs
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
I was reading a book the other day, and was amused (and bemused) by the number of things the hero noticed during an intense fight. Greece has a conscription service, and I spent 23 months in the Navy, namely at a Navy helicopter base. During that time, I met…
“How Much of a Memoir Should Be True?” by D.G. Kaye
Originally posted on International Book Promotion:
It was a pleasure having Linda Gray Sexton writing a guest post for us under the topic “How Much of a Memoir Should Be True?” Today, you are getting an opportunity to read the guest post from D.G. Kaye on “How Much of a Memoir Should Be True?”. We hope…
Dun Writin’—Now Whut? A series by Susan Uttendorfsky – Owner of Adirondack Editing – (34 Using the five senses)
Another Reason Why Reviews Are So Important
Originally posted on Author P.S. Bartlett:
Getting listed on book suggestion web sites. I’d really love to be able to have The Blue Diamond – The Razor’s Edge included in the Fussy Librarian email book suggestions but unfortunately, I still only have 5 reviews on Amazon. The Fussy Librarian requires 10 reviews and at least…
A short story is a fiendish device: Sci Fi writer Michael Swanwick — Quotes for Writers (and People who like Quotes)
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
A short story…can be held in the mind all in one piece. It’s less like a building than a fiendish device. Every bit of it must be cunningly made and crafted to fit together perfectly and without waste so it can perform its task with absolute precision. That purpose…